CN1997122A - Multi-screen television receiver and operation method, remote controller and its operation method - Google Patents

Multi-screen television receiver and operation method, remote controller and its operation method Download PDF

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CN1997122A
CN1997122A CNA2006101641200A CN200610164120A CN1997122A CN 1997122 A CN1997122 A CN 1997122A CN A2006101641200 A CNA2006101641200 A CN A2006101641200A CN 200610164120 A CN200610164120 A CN 200610164120A CN 1997122 A CN1997122 A CN 1997122A
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Abstract

To provide a multi-screen television receiver capable of being operated by a remote controller easily. When a function button 22 at a remote controller 2 is manipulated, a corresponding command is transmitted by light emitting from an emitter (not shown). A light receiver 12 at a multi-screen television receiver 1 receives the command by light receiving, and transits to a corresponding operation state. An emitter 13 at the multi-screen television receiver 1 emits a command indicative of an operation state by emitting light. Upon receipt of the command indicative of the operation state transmitted by emitting light from the emitter 13, the remote controller 2 changes function of a selecting button 21 according to the operation state. The items described above can be applied to a remote controller for a multi-screen television receiver.

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Multi-picture TV receiver and method of operating thereof, remote controller and method of operating thereof
Invention field
The present invention relates to multi-picture TV receiver remote control system, remote controller and method of operating, multi-picture TV receiver and method of operating, recording medium and program, relate in particular to multi-picture TV receiver remote control system, remote controller and method of operating, multi-picture TV receiver and method of operating, recording medium and the program that more easily to operate the multi-picture TV receiver that constitutes by a plurality of television receivers by remote controller.
Background technology
Popularized by the multi-picture TV receiver that a plurality of television receivers constitute.For example, a kind of television receiver (for example referring to Patent Document 1) that has the many picture functions that used a plurality of television receivers has been proposed.
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But, in the above-mentioned multi-picture TV receiver,, also use a plurality of television receivers to amplify under the situation that shows same image even if when selecting one of a plurality of television receivers, in change display position or change during channel, need reset and make it have the button of other function.Therefore, when the Presentation Function with multi-frame TV is made as when multi-functional, needing increases and the corresponding button of function number, and the user can feel that the operation of remote controller is very numerous and diverse as a result.
Summary of the invention
The present invention considers that this situation proposes, and especially when being made as by the multi-picture TV receiver that a plurality of television receivers constitute when multi-functional, also can need not to increase action button merely and adopts remote controller more easily to operate.
The multi-picture TV receiver remote control system of first aspect present invention, comprise multi-picture TV receiver that constitutes by a plurality of television receivers and the remote controller of controlling above-mentioned multi-picture TV receiver, it is characterized in that above-mentioned remote controller comprises: the identifying unit of judging above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately; Receive the operating unit of user's operation; Generate remote control command generation unit according to the content of operation of the result of determination of above-mentioned identifying unit and operating unit to the remote control command of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers; Send the transmitting element of the remote control command that above-mentioned remote control command generation unit generated, and above-mentioned multi-picture TV receiver comprises: the receiving element that receives the remote control command that above-mentioned remote controller sends; At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the recognition unit of identification oneself state; At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the performance element that the remote control command that receives according to the recognition result and the above-mentioned receiving element of above-mentioned recognition unit puts rules into practice and handles.
The remote controller of second aspect present invention, control be is characterized in that comprising: the identifying unit of judging above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately by the multi-picture TV receiver that a plurality of television receivers constitute; Receive the operating unit of user's operation; Generate remote control command generation unit according to the content of operation of the result of determination of above-mentioned identifying unit and operating unit to the remote control command of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers; Send the transmitting element of the remote control command that above-mentioned remote control command generation unit generated.
The state storage unit that also can comprise the above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers of storage operate condition separately.
The receiving element that also can comprise the TV instruction that reception is sent by above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, above-mentioned state storage unit can be according to the TV instruction above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers of the storage operate condition separately that is received by above-mentioned receiving element.
Also can comprise according to above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers separately operate condition and luminous luminescence unit.
In the above-mentioned remote control command generation unit, at least according to the result of determination of above-mentioned identifying unit and the content of operation of operating unit, as remote control command, generate as give an order: one of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers are made as state of activation and make it the instruction of output sound, amplify the image of the television receiver of above-mentioned state of activation in above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver and amplify the instruction of demonstration by a plurality of television receivers, the picture delay stipulated time of the television receiver of above-mentioned state of activation in above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers is also carried out the instruction that stroboscopic shows by a plurality of television receivers successively, or display menu picture and carry out the instruction of setting operation.
The aforesaid operations unit can be made of pressure sensor, in the above-mentioned instruction generation unit, can generate the instruction to above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers according to the testing result of the result of determination of above-mentioned identifying unit and the pressure sensor that constitutes operating unit.
The method of operating of the remote controller of second aspect present invention relates to a kind of control by the multi-picture TV receiver that a plurality of television receivers constitute, and it is characterized in that comprising: the determination step of judging above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately; Receive the operating procedure of user's operation; The remote control command that the content of operation that result of determination of handling according to above-mentioned determination step and operating procedure are handled generates the remote control command of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers generates step; Transmission is generated the forwarding step of the remote control command that processing generated of step by above-mentioned remote control command.
The program of the recording medium of second aspect present invention relates to a kind of program recording medium that writes down embodied on computer readable, this program control remote controller, this remote controller control is comprised: the determination step of judging above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately by the multi-picture TV receiver that a plurality of television receivers constitute; Receive the operating procedure of user's operation; The remote control command that the content of operation that result of determination of handling according to above-mentioned determination step and operating procedure are handled generates the remote control command of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers generates step; Transmission is generated the forwarding step of the remote control command that processing generated of step by above-mentioned remote control command.
The program of second aspect present invention relates to the program that makes computer carry out following processing, computer control remote controller wherein, this remote controller control is comprised: the determination step of judging above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately by the multi-picture TV receiver that a plurality of television receivers constitute; Receive the operating procedure of user's operation; The remote control command that the content of operation that result of determination of handling according to above-mentioned determination step and operating procedure are handled generates the remote control command of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers generates step; Transmission is generated the forwarding step of the remote control command that processing generated of step by above-mentioned remote control command.
The multi-picture TV receiver of third aspect present invention relates to a kind of multi-picture TV receiver that is made of a plurality of television receivers, it is characterized in that comprising: at each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, and the recognition unit of identification oneself state; At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the performance element that puts rules into practice and handle according to the recognition result and the remote control command of above-mentioned recognition unit.
The receiving element that can also comprise the remote control command that reception is sent from remote controller.
Also can comprise each at above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, will instruction sends to the transmitting element of remote controller as TV by the oneself state of above-mentioned recognition unit identification.
In the above-mentioned performance element, at least according to the recognition result and the remote control command of above-mentioned recognition unit, with self be made as state of activation and output sound, amplification be appointed as above-mentioned state of activation television receiver image and by a plurality of television receivers amplify show, with the picture delay stipulated time of the television receiver of above-mentioned state of activation and undertaken by a plurality of television receivers that stroboscopic shows successively or display menu picture and carry out setting operation.
The method of operating of the multi-picture TV receiver of third aspect present invention relates to a kind of method of operating of the multi-picture TV receiver that is made of a plurality of television receivers, it is characterized in that comprising: at each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the identification step of identification oneself state; At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the execution in step that puts rules into practice and handle according to the recognition result and the remote control command of above-mentioned recognition unit.
The program of the recording medium of third aspect present invention relates to a kind of program recording medium that writes down embodied on computer readable, the multi-picture TV receiver that this program control is made of a plurality of television receivers, comprise: at each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the identification step of identification oneself state; At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the execution in step that puts rules into practice and handle according to the recognition result and the remote control command of above-mentioned recognition unit.
The program of third aspect present invention relates to a kind of program that makes computer carry out following processing, the multi-picture TV receiver that constitutes by a plurality of television receivers of this computer control wherein, comprise: at each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the identification step of identification oneself state; At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the execution in step that puts rules into practice and handle according to the recognition result and the remote control command of above-mentioned recognition unit.
In a first aspect of the present invention, by above-mentioned remote controller, judge above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately, receive user's operation, generate remote control command according to result of determination and content of operation to above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, and the remote control command of transmission generation, receive the remote control command of sending by above-mentioned remote controller by above-mentioned multi-picture TV receiver, at each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the identification oneself state, at each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, according to the processing that puts rules into practice of the remote control command of recognition result and reception.
In a second aspect of the present invention, relate to a kind of as the remote controller of controlling the multi-picture TV receiver that constitutes by a plurality of television receivers, judge above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately, receive user's operation, generate remote control command according to result of determination and content of operation, and send the remote control command that generates above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers.
In a third aspect of the present invention, relate to the multi-picture TV receiver that a kind of conduct is made of a plurality of television receivers, wherein, at each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the identification oneself state, at each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, according to the processing that puts rules into practice of recognition result and remote control command.
Multi-picture TV receiver and remote controller can be independent device, also can be the pieces of carrying out the processing in the multi-frame TV remote control system that is made of multi-picture TV receiver and remote controller.
As mentioned above, first to the third aspect according to the present invention, can more easily carry out the operation of the remote controller of multi-picture TV receiver.
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Fig. 1 is the structure chart that an execution mode of multi-picture TV receiver remote control system of the present invention has been adopted in expression;
Fig. 2 is the structure chart of an execution mode of hardware of the multi-picture TV receiver of presentation graphs 1;
Fig. 3 is the structure chart of an execution mode of the television receiver hardware of presentation graphs 1;
Fig. 4 is the structure chart of an execution mode of hardware of the remote controller of presentation graphs 1;
Fig. 5 is the structure chart of expression by an execution mode of the function of the television receiver realization of Fig. 3;
Fig. 6 is the structure chart of expression by an execution mode of the function of the remote controller realization of Fig. 4;
Fig. 7 is the flow chart of explanation remote controller control and treatment;
Fig. 8 is that declarative instruction generates the flow chart of handling;
Fig. 9 is the figure of the state transition of explanation operate condition;
Figure 10 is the structure chart of explanation from the instruction of remote controller 2 transmissions;
Figure 11 is the flow chart that the demonstration of explanation television receiver is handled;
Figure 12 is the flow chart of explanation basic status instruction process;
Figure 13 is the figure of explanation basic status instruction process;
Figure 14 is the flow chart that the show state instruction process is amplified in explanation;
Figure 15 is the flow chart of explanation stroboscopic show state instruction process;
Figure 16 is the flow chart of explanation menu show state instruction process;
Figure 17 is the figure of explanation menu screen;
Figure 18 is the figure of example of selector button function of the remote controller of explanation menu show state;
Figure 19 is the figure of another example of selector button function of the remote controller of explanation menu show state;
Figure 20 is the figure of another example of selector button function of the remote controller of explanation menu show state;
Figure 21 is that declarative instruction sends the flow chart of handling;
Figure 22 is expression makes the example that the luminous shape color of the LED on the selector button that is arranged at remote controller changes corresponding to operate condition figure;
Figure 23 is another structure chart that multi-picture TV receiver remote control system of the present invention has been adopted in expression;
Figure 24 is the figure of formation example of remote controller of the multi-picture TV receiver remote control system of expression Figure 23;
Figure 25 is the figure of declare record medium.
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Below embodiments of the present invention will be described, the corresponding relation between the execution mode of being put down in writing in constitutive requirements of the present invention and the detailed description of the invention is as follows.This record is used for confirming to support that example of the present invention has been documented in detailed description of the invention.Therefore, though put down in writing in detailed description of the invention, conduct and the corresponding execution mode of constitutive requirements of the present invention can also have the execution mode that is not recorded in this, that is this execution mode also do not mean that not corresponding with these constitutive requirements.On the contrary, even if execution mode is corresponding with these constitutive requirements, do not mean that the not corresponding constitutive requirements except these constitutive requirements of this execution mode yet.
Promptly, the multi-picture TV receiver remote control system of first aspect present invention, comprise: by a plurality of television receivers multi-picture TV receiver that constitutes and the remote controller of controlling above-mentioned multi-picture TV receiver, wherein, above-mentioned remote controller comprises: the identifying unit (for example reception control part 105 of Fig. 6) of judging above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately; Receive the operating unit (for example input control part 101 of Fig. 6) of user's operation; Generate remote control command generation unit (for example generating unit 103 of Fig. 6) according to the content of operation of the result of determination of above-mentioned identifying unit and operating unit to the remote control command of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers; Send the transmitting element (for example transmission control part 104 of Fig. 6) of the remote control command that above-mentioned remote control command generation unit generates, and above-mentioned multi-picture TV receiver comprises: the receiving element (for example Return Reception Dept. 68 of Fig. 4) that receives the remote control command that above-mentioned remote controller sends; At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the recognition unit of identification oneself state (for example acceptance of Fig. 5 instruction identification part 81); At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the performance element (for example the image transform portion 85 of Fig. 5, sound generating unit 87 or menu screen generating unit 90) that the remote control command that receives according to the recognition result and the above-mentioned receiving element of above-mentioned recognition unit puts rules into practice and handles.
The remote controller of second aspect present invention relates to the remote controller of the multi-picture TV receiver that control is made of a plurality of television receivers, comprising: the identifying unit (for example detection unit 102 of Fig. 6) of judging above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately; Receive the operating unit (for example input control part 101 of Fig. 6) of user's operation; Generate remote control command generation unit (for example generating unit 103 of Fig. 6) according to the content of operation of the result of determination of above-mentioned identifying unit and operating unit to the remote control command of above-mentioned multi-picture TV receiver; Send the transmitting element (for example transmission control part 104 of Fig. 6) of the remote control command of above-mentioned remote control command generation unit generation.
The state storage unit (for example storage part 106 of Fig. 6) that also can comprise the above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers of storage operate condition separately.
The receiving element (for example Return Reception Dept. 68 of Fig. 4) that also can comprise the TV instruction that reception is sent by above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, in the above-mentioned state storage unit (for example Return Reception Dept. 106 of Fig. 6), according to the TV instruction above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers of the storage operate condition separately that receives by above-mentioned receiving element.
Also can comprise according to above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers separately operate condition and luminous luminescence unit (for example LED69 of Fig. 4).
In the above-mentioned remote control command generation unit, at least according to the result of determination of above-mentioned identifying unit and the content of operation of operating unit, as remote control command, generate as give an order: one of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers are made as state of activation and make it the instruction of output sound, amplify the image of the television receiver of above-mentioned state of activation in above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver and the instruction that shows by a plurality of television receivers amplifications, the picture delay stipulated time of the television receiver of above-mentioned state of activation in above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers is also carried out the instruction that stroboscopic shows by a plurality of television receivers successively, or display menu picture and carry out the instruction of setting operation.
The aforesaid operations unit can be made of pressure sensor, in the above-mentioned instruction generation unit, generates instruction to above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers according to the result of determination of above-mentioned identifying unit and the testing result that constitutes the pressure sensor of operating unit.
The method of operating of the remote controller of second aspect present invention and program relate to the method for operating of the remote controller of the multi-picture TV receiver that control is made of a plurality of television receivers, comprising: the determination step (for example processing of step S3 in the flow chart of Fig. 7) of judging above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately; Receive the operating procedure (for example processing of the step S1 in the flow chart of Fig. 7) of user's operation; The remote control command that the content of operation that result of determination of handling according to above-mentioned determination step and operating procedure are handled generates the remote control command of above-mentioned multi-picture TV receiver generates step (for example processing of step S4 in the flow chart of Fig. 7); Transmission is generated the forwarding step (for example processing of the step S5 in the flow chart of Fig. 7) of the remote control command that processing generated of step by above-mentioned remote control command.
The multi-picture TV receiver of third aspect present invention relates to a kind of multi-picture TV receiver that is made of a plurality of television receivers, it is characterized in that comprising: at each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the recognition unit of identification oneself state (for example reception of Fig. 5 instruction identification part 81); At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the performance element (for example the image transform portion 85 of Fig. 5, sound generating unit 87 or menu screen generating unit 90) that puts rules into practice and handle according to the recognition result and the remote control command of above-mentioned recognition unit.
The receiving element (for example Return Reception Dept. 31 of Fig. 2) that also can comprise the remote control command that reception is sent from remote controller.
Can also comprise each at above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, instruction sends to the transmitting element (for example transmission of Fig. 5 instruction generating unit 93) of remote controller to the oneself state that will be identified by above-mentioned recognition unit as TV.
In the above-mentioned performance element, at least can be according to the recognition result and the remote control command of above-mentioned recognition unit, with self be made as state of activation and output sound, amplification be appointed as above-mentioned state of activation television receiver image and amplify demonstration, the picture delay of the television receiver of above-mentioned state of activation undertaken by a plurality of television receivers that stroboscopic shows after the stipulated time successively or display menu picture and carry out setting operation by a plurality of television receivers.
The method of operating of the multi-picture TV receiver of third aspect present invention the 3rd aspect and program relate to a kind of method of operating of the multi-picture TV receiver that is made of a plurality of television receivers, comprise: at each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the identification step (for example processing of step S61 in the flow chart of Figure 12) of identification oneself state; At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the execution in step (for example the step S63 in the flow chart of Figure 12, the processing of S65) that puts rules into practice and handle according to the recognition result and the remote control command of above-mentioned recognition unit.
Fig. 1 is the structure chart that an execution mode of the multi-picture TV receiver remote control system that is made of multi-picture TV receiver 1 and remote controller 2 of the present invention has been adopted in expression.
Multi-picture TV receiver 1 is the television receiver that is made of to 11-9 a plurality of television receiver 11-1, can show different programs, amplify the picture display program or show same program to 11-9 constant time lag and stroboscopic in accordance with regulations as one to 11-9 to 11-9 by a plurality of television receiver 11-1 respectively according to instruction from remote controller 2 by a plurality of television receiver 11-1 by a plurality of television receiver 11-1.In addition, to 11-9, under the situation that does not need to distinguish respectively, only be called television receiver 11 for television receiver 11-1, for other structure, also same so address.In addition, among Fig. 1, multi-picture TV receiver 1 is described by 3,9 examples that television receiver 11 constitutes altogether of 3 are in vertical direction arranged in the horizontal direction, but the number of television receiver 11 can be a number in addition.In addition, the collocation method about a plurality of television receivers 11 can be 3 * 3 collocation methods in addition.
Television receiver 11 disposes tuner respectively, also can be used as the independent television receiver of general use and works.
Multi-picture TV receiver 1 comprises that the instruction map that reception will be sent by remote controller 2 is the light accepting part 12 of the light of light signal.Multi-picture TV receiver 1 sends the instruction corresponding to oneself state that is generated by each television receiver 11 for remote controller 2, and carries out luminous as the light signal of regulation.
Remote controller 2 is provided with 9 selector button 21-1 being made of pressure sensor to 21-9 corresponding to the position of television receiver 11.In addition, be provided with 5 function button 22-1 on the remote controller 2, be used to switch the function that above-mentioned amplification demonstration or stroboscopic is shown such multi-picture TV receiver 1, in addition, in the function, be provided with master (home) button 23 of selecting basic status especially to 22-5.As function, basic status is arranged, amplify show state, stroboscopic show state and menu show state, here, illustrate that pressing function button 22-1 switches to the function of amplifying show state, press the function that function button 22-2 switches to the stroboscopic show state, press the function that function button 22-3 switches to the menu show state, press the situation that main button 23 switches to the basic status function, but also can move by other function buttons 22, also other functions can be distributed to the present not function button 22-4 of set-up function, 22-5.
Here, basic status is meant that television receiver 11-1 shows different channel to 11-9, and only exports the state of sound that is made as the channel that is set in television receiver 11 of state of activation by selector button 21.
Amplify show state and be the state that television receiver 11-1 a certain image that is set at state of activation in the 11-9 is shown as a display to 11-9 at whole television receiver 11-1.
The stroboscopic show state be meant television receiver 11-1 to 11-9 with television receiver 11-1 only delay stipulated time and state of showing successively of some images that is set at state of activation in the 11-9.
The menu show state is meant the channel that each television receiver of display setting for example 11 is shown or sets the state of the menu screen of tonequality or image quality etc.
In addition, comprise as described later in the remote controller 2: multi-picture TV receiver 1 is sent as the illuminating part 66 (Fig. 4) of the instruction of light signal and the light accepting part 67 (Fig. 4) of the instruction that light-receiving multi-picture TV receiver 1 sends.
Then, with reference to the structure of an execution mode of the hardware of figure 2 explanation multi-picture TV receivers 1.
The converting optical signals that is sent by remote controller 2 that the Return Reception Dept. 31 of multi-picture TV receiver 1 will carry out light-receiving via light accepting part 12 is the signal of telecommunication, offers each television receiver 11 as instruction.Thus, the instruction from remote controller 2 offers all television receiver 11-1 to 11-9.
The instruction map that transmission handling part 32 will be supplied with respectively from television receiver 11-1 to 11-9 is a luminous signal, and makes illuminating part 13 luminous.
Then, with reference to the structure of an execution mode of the hardware of figure 3 explanation television receivers 11.
Control part 41 is made of for example microcomputer etc., and whole actions of control television receiver 11 are according to commands for controlling tuner 42, image processing part 43 and the sound handling part 46 supplied with from Return Reception Dept. 31.Tuner 42 is by control part 41 control, in accordance with regulations the never illustrated antenna of mode demodulation receive from the broadcast station broadcast signal, picture signal is offered image processing part 43, voice signal is offered acoustic processing portion 46.
Image processing part 43 suitably adopts memory 44 as required by control part 41 controls, and the image signal transformation that will be provided by tuner 42 is the signal of available display 45 demonstrations and shows.Acoustic processing portion 46 will for example carry out DA conversion (digital to analog conversion) by the voice signal that tuner 42 provides by control part 41 controls, and export from loud speaker 47 as sound.
Then with reference to the structure of an execution mode of the hardware of figure 4 explanation remote controllers 2.
Control part 61 is made of for example microcomputer, whole actions of remote controllers 2.Control part 61 according to the signal of supplying with from Return Reception Dept. 68 that sends from television receiver 11 and according to corresponding to the operation signal of the content of operation of supplying with from the operating portion 61 that constitutes by pressure sensor through AD transformation component 63 signal supplied, the instruction of supplying with to the television receiver 11 of correspondence to instruction generating unit 64.
Instruction generating unit 64 generates the television receiver 11 discernible instructions of multi-picture TV receiver 1 according to the instruction of supplying with from control part 61, and supplies to transmission handling part 65.Sending handling part 65 will be light signal from the instruction map of instruction generating unit 64 supplies, and make illuminating part 13 luminous.
Return Reception Dept. 68 recovers instruction according to the signal of telecommunication that is obtained from converting optical signals by light accepting part 67, and offers control part 61 under the situation that the optical signals light accepting part 67 that the illuminating part 13 of multi-picture TV receiver 1 sends receives.LED (light-emitting diode) 69 is built in each selector button 21, by control part 61 control, according to the operate condition of television receiver 11 in accordance with regulations pattern make selector button 21 luminous.
Follow the structure of an execution mode of the function that is realized with reference to the television receiver 11 of figure 5 key diagrams 3.
Receive the instruction that 81 identifications of instruction identification part are sent from remote controller 2, control tuner control unit 82, image transform portion 85, sound generating unit 87, coordinate identification part 89 and state recognition portion 92.
Tuner control unit 82 is controlled tuner 83 according to the channel selecting signal that provides from control part 81, and controls to specified channel, by not shown antenna receiving broadcast signal, and broadcast singal is offered image production part 84 and sound generating unit 87.Image production part 85 will generate the displayable picture signal of display from the broadcast singal that tuner 83 is supplied with and offer image transform portion 85.Image transform portion 85 not only will be presented on the display 45 from the picture signal former state that image production part 84 is supplied with, also according to the instruction that provides from reception instruction identification part 81, for example the multiplying power with regulation is shown enlarged on the display 45, perhaps dodges according to the laggard line frequency of timing signal delay stipulated time from output timing control part 86 to show.
The broadcast singal that sound generating unit 87 is supplied with according to tuner 83 generates voice signal, and offers voice output control part 88.Voice output control part 88 is multiplying power voice emplifying signal etc. in accordance with regulations, and as sound from loud speaker 47 outputs.
Coordinate identification part 89 is according to the coordinate position from the information Recognition cursor that receives the instruction that instruction identification part 81 provides, and the coordinate information that identifies is offered menu screen generating unit 90.Menu screen generating unit 90 reads out in the information of the menu screen of storage in the menu screen memory 91, and is presented on the display 45 according to the coordinate information that provides from coordinate identification part 89.
State recognition portion 92 discerns the state of television receiver 11 according to receiving the command content of supplying with to each structure instruction identification part 81, and recognition result is supplied with transmission instruction generating unit 93.Send the instruction that instruction generating unit 93 generates the operate condition of the expression television receiver 11 that remote controller 2 is supplied with.
The structure of an execution mode of the function that is realized by the remote controller 2 of Fig. 4 then is described with reference to figure 6.
The testing result of input control part 101 by the operating portion 62 that constitutes based on pressure sensor, from the signal of AD transformation component 63, identification is by the content of operation that the user imported of remote controller 2, and offers detection unit 102.Detection unit 102 comes the decision content according to the action status information of each television receiver 11 of the multi-picture TV receiver 1 of storage in the storage part 106, and result of determination is offered generating unit 103.Generating unit 103 is that result of determination generates the instruction for each television receiver 11 of multi-picture TV receiver 1 according to the content of operation that provides from detection unit 102, and offers transmission control part 104.Send control part 104 and control illuminating part 106, and television receiver 11 is sent instruction by luminous signal according to the instruction that generating unit 103 generates.
Receive the luminous signal that control part 105 receives the instruction that the illuminating part 13 by multi-picture TV receiver 1 sends, by discerning the operate condition of television receiver 11 with the corresponding instruction of reception result, with the recognized action state storage in storage part 106.So-called operate condition is meant above-mentioned basic status, amplifies one of show state, stroboscopic show state and menu show state.Lighting control part 107 makes LED69 luminous according to the action status information that is stored in each television receiver 11 in the storage part 106.
Follow flowchart text remote controller control and treatment with reference to figure 7.
Among the step S1, detection unit 102 is discerned user's mode of operation according to the signal of the operating portion 62 that constitutes from pressure sensor that is provided from input control part 101 by 63 pairs of the AD transformation components signal after via the AD conversion.That is, the pressed state of the button of selector button 21, function button 22 and the main button 23 of the operating portion 62 that is provided with on the input control part 101 identification remote controllers 2, constitute by pressure sensor, and recognition result offered detection unit 102.Detection unit 102 is according to the mode of operation of recognition result identification user to selector button 21, function button 22 and main button 23.
Among the step S2, detection unit 102 is according to the mode of operation of the operating portion 62 of input control part 101 identifications, judge whether indicated instruction to send, promptly whether in fact supress the button of selector button 21, function button 22 and main button 23, whether indicated the instruction that sends certain push-botton operation generation by user's operation.
Among the step S2, determine and indicated when sending certain instruction, among the step S3, the operate condition of the television receiver 11 of the state of activation of storage in the detection unit 102 identification storage parts 106 promptly is a basic status, amplify some in show state, stroboscopic show state and the menu show state.In addition, in the multi-picture TV receiver 1, a plurality of television receivers 11 since respectively default settings show the basic status of the image of different channel, therefore ought not exist under the situation from the information of multi-picture TV receiver 1, the television receiver 11 of having stored multi-picture TV receiver 1 in the storage part 106 is state of activation, promptly as the basic status of operate condition.
Among the step S4, execution command generates to be handled, and generates the instruction to multi-picture TV receiver 1.
Here the flowchart text instruction with reference to figure 8 generates processing.
Among the step S21, detection unit 102 judges whether imported the instruction that makes the operate condition change according to the information from input control part 101.
Operate condition is change as shown in Figure 9 for example.In addition, among Fig. 9, as operate condition, express basic status 151, amplify show state 152, stroboscopic show state 153 and menu show state 154, by the migratory direction of each state transition 131 to 143 expression operate conditions.
Operate condition defaults to the basic status 151 shown in the figure central authorities, is that television receiver 11-1 shows different channels respectively to 11-9, defaults to the state that the sound of the television receiver 11-1 of state of activation is output.
From this basic status 151 under the situation of for example amplifying show state 152 migration, with selector button 21-1 to one of 21-9 press function button 22-1 simultaneously, or press function button 22-1 only, like this by state transition 135, with the selector button 21 corresponding channels that are depressed, or the channel of the television receiver 11 of state of activation amplifies demonstration by all television receiver 11-1 to 11-9.In the basic status 151 of Fig. 9, express simultaneously situation by select button 21-1 and function button 22-1.
Stroboscopic show state 153 beyond the basic status 151 or menu show state 154 are under the situation of amplifying show state 152 migrations, only pressing function button 22-1 moves by state transition 136 operate condition from stroboscopic show state 153, or move from menu show state 154 by state transition 134, but this moment, channel is set as so far selected, promptly is set at the channel of the television receiver 11 of state of activation.
From basic status 151 when stroboscopic show state 153 migration, with selector button 21-1 to one of 21-9 press function button 22-2 simultaneously, like this by state transition 138, the channel corresponding with the selector button that is depressed 21 shown behind delay stipulated time to 11-9 successively by all television receiver 11-1.In the stroboscopic show state 153 of Fig. 9, express simultaneously situation by select button 21-1 and function button 22-2.
In addition, in the amplification show state 152 or menu show state 154 beyond basic status 151, under the situation of stroboscopic show state 153 migrations, only pressing function button 22-2 moves by state transition 139 operate condition from amplifying show state 152, or move from menu show state 154 by state transition 137, but this moment, channel be set as before this select, promptly be set at the channel of the television receiver 11 of state of activation.
From basic status 151 when menu show state 154 migration, with selector button 21-1 to one of 21-9 press function button 22-3 simultaneously, then by state transition 141, the menu screen of the television receiver 11 corresponding with the selector button that is depressed 21 is shown to the display 45 of 11-9 by all television receiver 11-1.Among Fig. 9, express simultaneously situation by select button 21-1 and function button 22-3.
In addition, in the amplification show state 152 or stroboscopic show state 153 beyond basic status 151, under the situation of menu show state 154 migrations, only pressing function button 22-3 moves by state transition 140 operate condition from amplifying show state 152, or move from stroboscopic show state 153 by state transition 142, but this moment, menu screen be set as before this select, promptly be used to set the picture of the television receiver 11 that is set to state of activation.
Move under the situation of basic status 151 from amplifying show state 152, stroboscopic show state 153 and menu show state 154, depress main button 23 with selector button 21-1 simultaneously to one of 21-9, or only press main button 23, then by state transition 131 to 133, only the channel of the television receiver 11 corresponding with the selector button that is depressed 21 or the sound of channel that is in the television receiver 11 of state of activation before this are output.
In addition, in the basic status 151, only the selector button 21-1 of the television receiver 11 of corresponding unactivated state turns back to basic status 151 once more by state transition 143 when one of 21-9 is pressed, and at this moment, new television receiver 11 is in state of activation.
Therefore, among the step S21, only press a certain function button 22 or main button 23, or when pressing a certain selector button 21 and function button 22 simultaneously, be judged to be the instruction of having indicated the migration operate condition, detection unit 102 indication generating units 103 generate and make operate condition that the instruction of migration take place.
Generating unit 103 generates and makes the state of having accepted instruction that the instruction of migration take place among the step S22, and offers transmission control part 104.
Among the step S21, be judged to be under the situation of not indicating the instruction that makes operate condition generation migration, detection unit 102 judges whether current operate condition is basic status among the step S23.
Among the step S23, be judged to be under the situation that current operate condition is a basic status, promptly be judged to be current state and be basic status, and only by select button 21-1 in the 21-9 under the some situation, among the step S24, detection unit 102 will select selector button 21-1 to be set at state of activation to the television receiver 11 of one of 21-9, make generating unit 103 generate the instruction of television receiver 11 output sounds that only make state of activation.At this moment, the television receiver 11 that generating unit 103 is selected selector button 21 is made as state of activation, generates the instruction of output sound, and offers transmission control part 104.
Among the step S23, be judged to be under the situation of non-basic status, detection unit 102 judges whether current operate condition is to amplify show state among the step S25.
Among the step S25, being judged to be current operate condition is to amplify under the situation of show state, promptly be judged to be current state and be amplify show state, and only by select button 21-1 in the 21-9 under the some situation, among the step S26, detection unit 102 generates generating unit 103 will to select selector button 21-1 to adopt all television receiver 11-1 to amplify the instruction of demonstration to 11-9 to the enlarged image of television receiver 11 demonstrations of one of 21-9.At this moment, generating unit 103 generates will select selector button 21-1 further to amplify the instruction of demonstration by all television receiver 11-1 to 11-9 to the television receiver 11 shown enlarged images of one of 21-9, and offer transmission control part 104.
Among the step S25, be judged to be under the situation of non-amplification show state, detection unit 102 judges whether current operate condition is the stroboscopic show state among the step S27.
Among the step S27, be judged to be under the situation that current operate condition is the stroboscopic show state, promptly be judged to be current state and be the stroboscopic show state, and only by select button 21-1 in the 21-9 under the some situation, among the step S28, detection unit 102 makes generating unit 103 generations change the instruction of carrying out the stroboscopic demonstration time of delay to 21-9 corresponding to selector button 21-1.At this moment, generating unit 103 generates corresponding to selector button 21-1 and changes the instruction of carrying out the stroboscopic demonstration time of delay to 21-9, and offers transmission control part 104.
Promptly, the stroboscopic display image carries out following processing repeatedly: for example, when television receiver 11-1 shows the still frame of specified channel at first, timing at delay stipulated time, television receiver 11-4 has been carried out successively such as the delay that is shown specified channel by television receiver 11-2 the still frame of the timing of stipulated time to 11-9, the demonstration of the still frame of the further timing that has postponed the stipulated time that shows specified channel by television receiver 11-3, in television receiver 11-9, after showing the still frame of specified channel, after passing through the stipulated time again, in television receiver 11-1, show this still frame regularly once more.
Here, can set the interval that stroboscopic shows according to selector button, so that make when for example operating selector button 21-1, being set to the stipulated time that shows before next still frame is 1 second, during operation selector button 21-2, being set to the stipulated time that shows before next still frame is 2 seconds, and during operation selector button 21-3, being set to the stipulated time that shows before next still frame is 3 seconds.Like this, the Displaying timer of variable stroboscopic show state.
Among the step S27, be judged to be under the situation of non-stroboscopic show state, that is since be not basic status, not be amplify show state, neither the stroboscopic show state, therefore being judged to be current operate condition is the menu show state, its processing enters into step S29.
Among the step S29, detection unit 102 makes generating unit 103 generate the instruction that to 21-9 the cursor in the menu screen is moved corresponding to selector button 21-1.At this moment, generating unit 103 generates instruction, so that come cursor in the mobile menu screen corresponding to selector button 21-1 to 21-9, and instruction is offered transmission control part 104.
By above processing, need not to switch such operation to the operate condition of 21-9 corresponding to selector button 21-1, can only operate same selector button 21-1 to 21-9, just can generate different instructions corresponding to operate condition, the result is, need not increase action button by each operation, can more easily operate by simple operations and comprise multi-functional multi-picture TV receiver corresponding to operate condition.
Here turn back to the flow chart of Fig. 7.
Among the step S5, send control part 104 and make illuminating part 66 luminous, and the instruction that processing generated of step S4 is sent to multi-picture TV receiver 11.The instruction that remote controller 2 sends is a same structure with the instruction of sending from television receiver 11 described later, for example, as shown in figure 10, begins to be made of initial bits 181, cognizance code 182 and instruction code 183 successively from initial bit.The original position of initial bits 181 expression data, cognizance code 182 is codes of identification remote controller 2 or television receiver 11.In addition, instruction code 183 is under the situation that is the instruction that sends from remote controller 2, being to be used to discern the actual code that requires the instruction that television receiver 11 carries out, when be during from instruction that television receiver 11 sends, is the code that is used to discern the instruction of the operate condition of representing television receiver 11.
On the other hand, among the step S2, be judged to be under the situation that indicator does not send, among the step S6, receive control part 105 control light accepting parts 67, illuminating part 13 by multi-picture TV receiver 1 is luminous judges whether send instruction, is not judged to be under the situation that sends instruction, and its processing turns back to step S1.That is, being judged to be does not have remote controller 2, and indicator does not send, and does not send under the situation of instruction from multi-picture TV receiver 1, carries out step S1 repeatedly, S2, the processing of S6.
Among the step S6, be judged to be from the illuminating part 12 of multi-picture TV receiver 1 and send under the situation of instruction, among the step S7, receive control part 105 control light accepting parts 67, receive instruction according to the light signal that sends, read the action status information of the television receiver 11 of record in this instruction, and store in the storage part 106.
Among the step S8, light control part 107 and control built-in LED69 in the corresponding selector button 21, the illumination that the professional etiquette of going forward side by side is fixed according to the operate condition of the television receiver 11 of storage in the storage part 106.For example, the instruction of sending from television receiver 11 is that the television receiver 11 from state of activation sends, therefore, and according to identification code 182, make the LED69 of the selector button 21 corresponding luminous, be state of activation thereby can discern current which television receiver 11 with television receiver 11.According to command code, change a plurality of selector buttons 21 LED69 luminous pattern and make it luminous, thereby but identification maneuver state.
By above processing, can make LED69 luminous corresponding to the action of the television receiver 11 of multi-picture TV receiver 1.As a result, only see the luminous pattern of the LED67 that is provided with on the selector button 21 of remote controller 2, just can discern the operate condition of multi-picture TV receiver 1 or the television receiver 11 of state of activation.
Then, handle with reference to the demonstration of each television receiver 11 of the flowchart text multi-picture TV receiver 1 of Figure 11.
Among the step S41, receive instruction identification part 81 and judge whether received the instruction that light signal sent of sending, before receiving, all carry out this processing repeatedly from the illuminating part 66 of remote controller 2 by light accepting part 12.
For example, by the processing with reference to the illustrated step S5 of the flow chart of figure 7, under the situation that has sent instruction from remote controller 2, be judged to be among the step S41 and received instruction, this processing enters into step S42.
Among the step S42, receive instruction identification part 81 and judge whether the instruction of sending is the instruction that makes the operate condition migration.
Among the step S42, for example, under the situation of the instruction that migration takes place for the operate condition that processing generated by the step S22 of Fig. 8, in step S43, receive instruction identification part 81 when making the operate condition migration, the action status information that migration has taken place is offered state recognition portion 92.Therefore, at this moment, 92 identifications of state recognition portion become the operate condition of migration destination.
In step S42, be judged to be and be not to make operate condition to take place under the situation of instruction of migration, the processing of step S43 is skipped.
In step S44, receive the instruction that instruction identification part 81 takes a decision as to whether basic status.For example, when the instruction of sending be that being judged to be is the instruction of basic status, in step S45, carries out the basic status instruction process under the situation of the instruction that generated in the processing of step S24 in the flow chart of Fig. 8.
Here with reference to Figure 12 basic status command processing is described.
Among the step S61, receive instruction identification part 81 and take a decision as to whether the instruction that expression activates self.For example, in the processing of step S24, operated under the situation of selector button 21-4, it is the instruction that expression activates self that the reception instruction identification part 81 of corresponding television receiver 11-4 is judged to be, among the step S62 oneself state is made as activation, control the tuner control unit 82 of self, the broadcast singal that will be received by the tuner 83 of self offers image production part 84 and sound generating unit 87.Image production part 84 generates picture signal from broadcast singal, offers image transform portion 85.Image transform portion 85 shows the image that can show on the display 45 of television receiver 11-4 according to the picture signal of supplying with.
Among the step S63, receive instruction identification part 81 control sound generating units 87, number generate voice signal from the broadcasting speech supplied with, through voice output control part 88 from loud speaker 47 as voice output.
On the other hand, for example in the processing of step S24, under the situation of operation selector button 21-4, television receiver 11-1 except that corresponding television receiver 11-4 instructs identification part 81 to be judged to be the instruction that is not that expression activates self to 11-3 and 11-5 to the reception of 11-9, among the step S64 oneself state is made as non-activation, control the tuner control unit 82 of self, the broadcast singal that will be received by the tuner 83 of self offers image production part 84 and sound generating unit 87.Image production part 84 generates picture signal from broadcast singal, and offers image transform portion 85.Image transform portion 85 shows the image that can show on to 11-3 and 11-5 to the display 45 of 11-9 at television receiver 11-1 according to the picture signal of supplying with.
Among the step S65, receive instruction identification part 81 control sound generating units 87, stop to generate voice signal, stop through voice output control part 88 from loud speaker 47 output sounds from the broadcast singal of supplying with.
That is, by above processing, as shown in figure 13, corresponding to the television receiver 11-4 of the selector button 21-4 of remote controller 2 with image with sound from loud speaker 47 outputs, in other television receivers 11, though output image but sound are not exported.As a result, in the basic status, the sound that only is set at the television receiver 11 of state of activation is output.At this moment, send processing by instruction described later, by instruction from television receiver 11-4, the processing of the step S8 of the flow chart by above-mentioned Fig. 7, as shown in figure 13, LED corresponding to selector button 21-4 is luminous, so more easily identification is in state of activation with the corresponding television receiver 11-4 of selector button 21-4.
Here, turn back to the flow chart of Figure 11.
Among the step S44, be judged to be under the situation of the instruction that is not basic status, receive instruction identification part 81 among the step S46 and take a decision as to whether the instruction of amplifying show state.For example, the instruction of sending is that being judged to be is the instruction of amplifying show state, carries out among the step S47 and amplifies the show state instruction process under the situation of the instruction that processing generated of the step S26 in the flow chart of Fig. 8.
Here illustrate with reference to Figure 14 and amplify the show state instruction process.
Among the step S81, receive instruction identification part 81 and take a decision as to whether the instruction that expression activates self.For example, in the processing of step S26, under the situation of operation selector button 21-4, television receiver 11-1 except that corresponding television receiver 11-4 instructs identification part 81 to be judged to be to 11-3 and 11-5 to the reception of 11-9 to be and represents the instruction that self do not activate, control tuner control unit 82 is the channel that is in the television receiver 11-4 of state of activation with the channel alteration of tuner 83 among the step S82.That is, handle by this, all the channel alteration of television receiver 11 is the channel identical with television receiver 11-4.
On the other hand, under self state of activation, corresponding television receiver 11-4 has been set at the channel of self, so the processing of step S82 is skipped.
Among the step S63, receive instruction identification part 81 control charts, concern center and the enlargement ratio of setting the image that should show according to self the position of multi-picture TV receiver 1 of television receiver 11 as transformation component 85.That is, for example among the television receiver 11-5: the image after 3 times of the image amplifications of center of display 45 of self and center are aligned and show owing to be in the center of multi-picture TV receiver 1, so image transform portion 85 sets for.
On the other hand, for example among the television receiver 11-3, owing to be in the upper right side of multi-picture TV receiver 1, so image transform portion 85 sets for: will be on self display 45 upper right side horizontal direction and on the vertical direction all the image in 1/3 scope amplify image after 3 times respectively and align with the center and show.
In step S84, the image that shows the zone of respectively corresponding each position in the picture signal that is generated by image production part 84 amplifies according to the broadcast singal that provides from tuner 83 in image transform portion 85.
Promptly, by above processing, the selector button 21 of remote controller 2 need not to switch to specially to amplify and shows special-purpose pattern, corresponding to the image of the selected television receiver 11 of the selector button 21 of remote controller 2 shown in the amplification show state 152 of the upper left quarter of Fig. 9 like that, whole television receiver 11-1 demonstration can be amplified to 11-9 as a display, the position of amplification can be more easily selected simultaneously by remote controller 2.
Turn back to the flow chart of Figure 11.
Among the step S46, be judged to be under the situation of the instruction that is not the amplification show state, receive the instruction that instruction identification part 81 takes a decision as to whether the stroboscopic show state among the step S48.The instruction of for example sending is that being judged to be is the instruction of stroboscopic show state under the situation by the instruction that processing generated of the step S28 in the flow chart of Fig. 8, carries out stroboscopic show state instruction process in step 49.
Here with reference to Figure 15 stroboscopic show state instruction process is described.
In step S91, receive instruction identification part 81 and take a decision as to whether the instruction that expression activates self.For example, in the processing of step S28, under the situation of operation selector button 21-4, television receiver 11-1 except that corresponding television receiver 11-4 instructs identification part 81 to be judged to be to 11-3 and 11-5 to the reception of 11-9 to be and represents the instruction that self do not activate, in step S92, control tuner control unit 82 is the channel that is made as the television receiver 11-4 of state of activation with the channel alteration of tuner 83.Promptly handle by this, all television receiver 11 changes to the channel identical with the channel of television receiver 11-4.
On the other hand, under the state that self activates, corresponding television receiver 11-4 has been set at the channel of self, so the processing of step S92 is skipped.
Among the step S93, receive instruction identification part 81 control charts, set time of delay corresponding to the position of selector button 21 as transformation component 85.
In step S94, image transform portion 85 corresponding to from the timing signal of output timing control part 86 through the time of delay of setting after, generate a plurality of images and be presented on the display 45 according to the picture signal that provides from image production part 84.
Promptly, by above processing, the selector button 21 of remote controller 2 need not switch to specially to amplify and show special-purpose pattern, after the time of delay of setting corresponding to the selector button of pressing 21, television receiver 11-1 shows a plurality of images successively to 11-9, shows thereby can carry out stroboscopic, simultaneously, can change time of delay by changing selector button 21, and can carry out the stroboscopic demonstration.
Here, turn back to the flow chart of Figure 11.
Among the step S48, be judged to be under the situation of the instruction that is not the stroboscopic show state, promptly, since be not the instruction of basic status, not be the instruction of amplifying show state, neither the stroboscopic show state instruction, therefore being considered as is the instruction of menu show state, carries out menu show state instruction process among the step S50.
Here with reference to Figure 16 menu show state instruction process is described.
Among the step S101, receive instruction identification part 81 and take a decision as to whether the instruction that expression activates self.For example, in the processing of step S29, under the situation of operation selector button 21-4, remove television receiver 11-1 the corresponding television receiver 11-4 and instruct identification part 81 to be judged to be to 11-3 and 11-5 to the reception of 11-9 to be and represent the instruction that self do not activate, and finish this processing.
On the other hand, in step S101, under the situation that self is in state of activation, among the step S102 cursor moved to corresponding position, the position of selected selector button 21 on the time, receive instruction identification part 81 and judge whether the specified menu of cursor is arranged.
In initial processing, there is not menu screen, therefore there is not the menu of cursor appointment, so in step S104, receive instruction 81 pairs of coordinate identification parts 89, identification part sky information is provided.Coordinate display part 89 provides the information that does not have coordinate information to menu screen generating unit 90.It is the shows signal of start menu that menu screen generating unit 90 does not have the information Recognition of coordinate information with this, reads as shown in figure 17 start menu picture from menu screen memory 91, and is presented on the display 45.Among Figure 17, the adjustment of (A) image quality, the adjustment of (B) tonequality, (C) CH of beginning to be shown as choice menus from above set (D) and set constantly, and can come choice menus by operation cursor 201.
The remote controller 2 of operation cursor 201 can be for example as shown in Figure 18, distributes A for selector button 21-1 to each of 21-9, B ... I, so that direct choice menus.In addition, also can be as shown in Figure 19, for selector button 21-1 each, by distributing the moving direction of cursor 201, thereby selector button 21-5 is operated as confirming button to 21-4 and 21-6 to 21-9.Among Figure 19, be assigned as selector button 21-1 represent with cursor 201 left oblique upper to moving, selector button 21-2 represent with cursor 201 to directly over to moving, selector button 21-3 represent with cursor 201 to the right oblique upper to moving, selector button 21-4 represent with cursor 201 left direction move, selector button 21-6 represents cursor 201 is moved to right, selector button 21-7 represents tiltedly to descend direction to move left cursor 201, selector button 21-8 represent with cursor 201 under to moving, selector button 21-9 represents tiltedly to descend direction to move to the right cursor 201, and 21-5 is assigned as confirming button with selector button.
Further, selector button 21-1 to 21-9 owing to constitute by pressure sensor, so for example as shown in Figure 20, point 211 etc. by the user, for example push to the direction of selector button 21-6 from selector button 21-4, thereby can detect finger 211 actions according to the order of each pressure sensor detected pressures, and cursor 201 is moved on this detected direction to right.
Among the step S102, for example, for example also move to as shown in figure 17 under the situation of " (D) setting constantly " at operation cursor 201 by the processing of the step S29 in the flow chart of above-mentioned Fig. 8, owing to have the menu of correspondence, so its processing enters into step S103.
In step S103, the coordinate position that coordinate identification part 89 identification cursor 201 is specified, and offer menu screen generating unit 90.Menu screen generating unit 90 is read and the corresponding new menu screen in the position of cursor 201 from menu screen memory 91, promptly with " (D) setting constantly " corresponding menu screen, and is presented on the display 45.
That is,, need not the selector button 21 of remote controller 2 is switched to the special-purpose pattern of menu screen operation especially, can come moving cursor 201, handle thereby carry out various settings corresponding to the selector button of pushing 21 by above processing.
Then, the flow chart with reference to Figure 21 illustrates that the instruction of 11 pairs of remote controllers 2 of television receiver sends processing.
Among the step S121, state recognition portion 92 judges whether notified operate condition that variation has taken place from receiving instruction identification part 81, before notice, all to carry out this operation repeatedly.For example by the processing of step S43, under the situation of having notified operate condition to change, among the step S122, state recognition portion 92 judges whether the television receiver 11 of self activates, and under the unactivated situation, this processing turns back to step S121.That is, operate condition does not change, or is not under the situation of state of activation, carries out step S121, the processing of S122 repeatedly.For example, operate condition changes, and in addition, is under the situation of state of activation, in step S123, when state recognition portion 92 notifies current operate condition to transmission instruction generating unit 93, generates the instruction of notice corresponding operation state.
Among the step S124, send instruction generating unit 93 control illuminating parts 13 and send the instruction of the operate condition of the current television receiver 11 that expression generated.
By above processing, by the processing of the step S7 in the flow chart of above-mentioned Fig. 7, storage action state in remote controller 2, in addition, in step S8,, make the LED of corresponding selector button 21 luminous according to the kind of this operate condition or from the position of the television receiver 11 of selected activation.
By above processing, remote controller 2 can be stored the operate condition of multi-picture TV receiver 1, the result, can be according to this validation of information basic status, amplification one of show state, stroboscopic show state or menu show state, thereby the user need not corresponding a plurality of operate conditions be switched the function operations of selector button 21, just can carry out handover operation corresponding to a plurality of operate conditions, need not to increase action button, promptly available remote controller 2 is more easily operated multi-picture TV receiver 1.
More than illustrated corresponding to selector button 21 selected positions, made the luminous example of LED69 of correspondence position, but as shown in figure 22, can change the luminous color of LED corresponding to operate condition.
The situation of multi-picture TV receiver 1 and remote controller 2 mutual move instructions has been described above, but for example shown in Figure 23, only also can to the structure that multi-picture TV receiver 301 sends instruction from remote controller 302.At this moment, as shown in figure 24, by the function of switching push button 321 changeable selector buttons 21 is set.
Among Figure 23, the light accepting part 312 of reception from the instruction of remote controller 302 is set, according to the instruction that light accepting part 312 is received, television receiver 311-1 moves to 311-9.The television receiver 311 of the multi-picture TV receiver 301 of Figure 23 is except that having removed the structure corresponding with illuminating part 13, and all television receiver 11 functions with the multi-picture TV receiver 1 of Fig. 1 are identical for other.In addition, except diverter switch 321 was set, other all possessed remote controller 2 identical functions with Fig. 1 to remote controller 302 as shown in figure 24.
Diverter switch 321 be in the horizontal direction can be to the left and right 2 switches that grade is slided, for example, when sliding into the state in left side, selector button 21-1 is used as the button that the television receiver 311-1 of correspondence is switched to state of activation to one of 311-9 to 21-9.On the other hand, when diverter switch 321 slides into the right side, selector button 21-1 is to the operations linkage of 21-9 and function button 21, the change action state, for example, when amplifying show state, work to the selector button of one of 311-9 as the television receiver 311-1 that selects to amplify, when the stroboscopic show state, as the button of selecting time of delay by the television receiver 311-1 that amplifies to one of 311-9, when the menu show state, the button that is moved as the cursor that makes menu screen.
About exercises, all identical except the processing that sends instruction from multi-picture TV receiver 301 to remote controller 302, its explanation of Therefore, omited.
Above as operate condition, enumerated the example of moving to basic status, amplifying 4 operate conditions of show state, stroboscopic show state and menu show state, but be provided with in addition operate condition also can, lantern slide (slide show) show state etc. for example can be set.So-called lantern slide is meant the scene change part in the slide image that detects to be come by the broadcast singal dispensing etc., and the rest image in the timing of scene change is presented at television receiver 11-1 successively to 11-9.
According to the above, can more easily operate multi-picture TV receiver by remote controller.
More than a series of processing can carry out by hardware, also can carry out by software, carrying out under the situation of a series of processing by software, constitute this software program can from recording medium be installed to the computer that is assembled into specialized hardware, maybe can be by installing on for example general personal computer that various programs carry out various functions etc.
Figure 25 is the structure of an execution mode when realizing the electric internal structure of the multi-picture TV receiver 1,301 of Fig. 1, Figure 23 and remote controller 2,302 by software, personal computer.Whole actions of the CPU501 control personal computer of personal computer.CPU501 through bus 504 and input/output interface 505 by the user behind input part 506 input instructions that constitute by keyboard or mouse etc., correspondingly with it carry out program stored among the ROM502.Perhaps CPU501 reads from disk, CD, magneto optical disk that is connected to driver 510 or the removable media 521 that comprises semiconductor memory, and the program in the storage part 508 of being installed in is loaded into RAM (Random Access Memory: random access memory) carry out in 503.Thus, the function of the state transition program editing device 1 of above-mentioned Fig. 1, Figure 23 is realized by software.In addition, CPU501 controls Department of Communication Force 509, communicates with the outside, and carries out the transmission of data.
Stored be in installation on computers, and can be as shown in figure 25 by the program recording medium of computer executing state, constitute by disk (comprising floppy disk), CD (comprising CD-ROM, DVD), magneto optical disk or removable media 511 or the temporary transient or for good and all stored program ROM502 that constitute by semiconductor memory etc., the hard disk that constitutes storage part 508 etc. as packaged media.The storage of program in recording medium utilizes wired or wireless communication medium such as local area network (LAN), the Internet, digital satellite broadcasting to carry out as required through the Department of Communication Force 509 as interface such as router, modulator-demodulator.
In this specification, the step of describing the program in the recording medium that is stored in comprises the processing of carrying out by the time along institute's record order certainly, handles processing also parallel or that individually carry out even also comprise between being late for.
Embodiments of the present invention are not limited to above-mentioned execution mode, under the situation that does not deviate from aim of the present invention various distortion can be arranged.
In addition, so-called system is the device integral body that expression is made of multiple arrangement in this specification.

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1. multi-picture TV receiver remote control system is made of following apparatus: multi-picture TV receiver that is made of a plurality of television receivers and the remote controller of controlling above-mentioned multi-picture TV receiver is characterized in that above-mentioned remote controller comprises:
Judge the identifying unit of above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately;
Receive the operating unit of user's operation;
Generate remote control command generation unit according to the content of operation of the result of determination of above-mentioned identifying unit and operating unit to the remote control command of above-mentioned multi-picture TV receiver; And
Send the transmitting element of the remote control command that above-mentioned remote control command generation unit generated,
Above-mentioned multi-picture TV receiver comprises:
Receive the receiving element of the remote control command that above-mentioned remote controller sends;
At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the recognition unit of identification oneself state;
At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the performance element that puts rules into practice and handle according to the remote control command that recognition result and above-mentioned receiving element received of above-mentioned recognition unit.
2. the remote controller of the multi-picture TV receiver that is made of a plurality of television receivers of a control is characterized in that comprising:
Judge the identifying unit of above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately;
Receive the operating unit of user's operation;
Generate remote control command generation unit according to the content of operation of the result of determination of above-mentioned identifying unit and operating unit to the remote control command of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers;
Send the transmitting element of the remote control command that above-mentioned remote control command generation unit generated.
3. remote controller according to claim 2 is characterized in that also comprising the state storage unit of storing above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers operate condition separately.
4. remote controller according to claim 3 is characterized in that also comprising the receiving element of the TV instruction that reception is sent by above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers,
Above-mentioned state storage unit is according to the TV instruction above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers of the storage operate condition separately that is received by above-mentioned receiving element.
5. remote controller according to claim 2, it is characterized in that also comprising according to above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers separately operate condition and luminous luminescence unit.
6. remote controller according to claim 2 is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned remote control command generation unit is at least according to the result of determination of above-mentioned identifying unit and the content of operation of operating unit, as remote control command, generate as give an order: one of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers are made as state of activation and make it the instruction of output sound, amplify the image of the television receiver of above-mentioned state of activation in above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver and the instruction that shows by a plurality of television receivers amplifications, the picture delay stipulated time of the television receiver of above-mentioned state of activation in above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers is also carried out the instruction that stroboscopic shows by a plurality of television receivers successively, or display menu picture and carry out the instruction of setting operation.
7. remote controller according to claim 2 is characterized in that,
The aforesaid operations unit is made of pressure sensor, and above-mentioned instruction generation unit generates instruction to above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers according to the result of determination of above-mentioned identifying unit and the testing result that constitutes the pressure sensor of operating unit.
8. the method for operating of the remote controller of the multi-picture TV receiver that is made of a plurality of television receivers of a control is characterized in that comprising:
Judge the determination step of above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately;
Receive the operating procedure of user's operation;
The remote control command that the content of operation that result of determination of handling according to above-mentioned determination step and operating procedure are handled generates the remote control command of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers generates step;
Transmission generates the forwarding step of the remote control command that processing generated of step by above-mentioned remote control command.
9. program recording medium that writes down embodied on computer readable, this program control remote controller, this remote controller control is comprised by the multi-picture TV receiver that a plurality of television receivers constitute:
Judge the determination step of above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately;
Receive the operating procedure of user's operation;
The remote control command that the content of operation that result of determination of handling according to above-mentioned determination step and operating procedure are handled generates the remote control command of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers generates step;
Transmission is generated the forwarding step of the remote control command that processing generated of step by above-mentioned remote control command.
10. program that makes computer carry out following processing, this computer control remote controller wherein, this remote controller control is comprised by the multi-picture TV receiver that a plurality of television receivers constitute:
Judge the determination step of above-mentioned a plurality of television receiver operate condition separately;
Receive the operating procedure of user's operation;
The remote control command that the content of operation that result of determination of handling according to above-mentioned determination step and operating procedure are handled generates the remote control command of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers generates step;
Transmission is generated the forwarding step of the remote control command that processing generated of step by above-mentioned remote control command.
11. a multi-picture TV receiver that is made of a plurality of television receivers is characterized in that comprising:
At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the recognition unit of identification oneself state;
At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the performance element that puts rules into practice and handle according to the recognition result and the remote control command of above-mentioned recognition unit.
12. multi-picture TV receiver according to claim 10 is characterized in that also comprising the receiving element of the remote control command that reception is sent from remote controller.
13. multi-picture TV receiver according to claim 10 is characterized in that also comprising each at above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, will instruction sends to the transmitting element of remote controller as TV by the oneself state of above-mentioned recognition unit identification.
14. multi-picture TV receiver according to claim 10, it is characterized in that above-mentioned performance element is at least according to the recognition result and the remote control command of above-mentioned recognition unit, with self be made as state of activation and output sound, amplification be appointed as above-mentioned state of activation television receiver image and by a plurality of television receivers amplify demonstration, with picture delay stipulated time of the television receiver of above-mentioned state of activation and carry out stroboscopic by a plurality of television receivers successively and show or the display menu picture, and carry out setting operation.
15. the method for operating of a multi-picture TV receiver that is made of a plurality of television receivers is characterized in that comprising:
At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the identification step of identification oneself state;
At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the execution in step that puts rules into practice and handle according to the recognition result and the remote control command of above-mentioned recognition unit.
16. a program recording medium that writes down embodied on computer readable, this program control is comprised by the multi-picture TV receiver that a plurality of television receivers constitute:
At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the identification step of identification oneself state;
At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the execution in step that puts rules into practice and handle according to the recognition result and the remote control command of above-mentioned recognition unit.
17. a program that makes computer carry out following processing, wherein computer control is comprised by the multi-picture TV receiver that a plurality of television receivers constitute:
At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the identification step of identification oneself state;
At each of above-mentioned a plurality of television receivers, the execution in step that puts rules into practice and handle according to the recognition result and the remote control command of above-mentioned recognition unit.
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